The 60-year-old unnamed patient went to a hospital in Karnataka, India, with the revolting creature slithering around the white of his eye.

The patient was later seen by Dr. Srikanth Shetty who decided the best course of action would be to remove the worm immediately because it was putting the patient’s eyesight at great risk.

Source: The Daily Mail

The complicated procedure was filmed and the footage posted online. It shows Dr. Shetty carefully removing the parasite.

After using a pair of what it looks like a pair of tweezer removing the horrifying worm, he placed it in a plastic container, where the true size of the creature is revealed.

The parasitic worm was measured at 15cm-long! Which is basically half the length of a 30cm-long ruler!

Source: YouTube

The worm is believed to be Wuchereria Bancrofti, a type if roundworm that is spread via mosquito bites. Though it’s relatively rare, diseases caused by this parasite include elephantiasis, blindness and various lymphatic diseases.

What a painful experience the man must endure! This tells us one thing, to spray mosquito repellent all over our body and hope that they don’t bite us ever.

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